@@ggbeats_495 Это безумие, я тоже могу говорить по-русски. но он так отличается от болгарского, хотя кириллица была изобретена в Болгарии. unless you used translate and are actually an english spearker?
This was the first rock concert in Moscow after the fall of the Soviet Union; there were more than 1.6 million people in the crowd. It was also a free concert.
I remember seeing this concert on tv 📺. It must of been intense and exciting for Russians coming out of a communist party to a Democratic Party back then to go see a Metallica.
Everyone is welcome at a Metallica concert and always has been. Such an inclusive, inviting community. Metallica's message is one of shared sorrow, struggle and growth. Universal in so many ways.
@@seanemery6019 honestly, most metal concerts are inclusive and inviting. Yeah, you get the dicks that are gate keeping but for the most part, if you're a metal fan you are 100% welcome
The music industry killed "" our " music of all colors... I was a "metal head" in the 80's... i'm a drummer and started my first band from age 12... all my friends played guitar... my influences are rock, blues, metal, Mowtown, soul, RnB.... back then the talk of racism was " non existent " ... there was a respect for all our culture created out of amazing music of all backgrounds... they destroyed it all and have tried to bury it because music was the glue that brought people together.... the recording industry at the top is full of parasites... there is a music revolution coming because the music belongs to the people... they know the power we have as a people to shape generations of all walks of life in a creative positive way.... if we're happy and progressing we dont need them... thats what they fear... them losing control and us having control of ourselves, each other and our own talents and ambitions.. and are able to influence and inspire others... love watching these " music " reaction videos... as I sit in my studio i'm inspired. thanks...
A story goes that, rock music originated with black people....then Elvis learned the style, kinda made it his own thing, & got rich from it. So, a white guy kinda stole rock from black people. Though, the black rock sound was more in the realm of blues than rock for what it's been since the 60's.
Pausing a Metallica guitar solo in some Countries the punishment is getting unalive!!!!! JK If you’re in my house it’s a Felony and you gotta go now!!!
I was living in Germany during the fall of the Soviet union ( my mother was in the army) I had to get a special visa and I went to this concert. Monsters of Rock. We were by the high flying American flag. There were more many Russians soldiers there to monitor this concert. I was only allowed to travel from my hotel to this venue. But it was on fire. So glad I was part of it.
They estimate between 1.6 to 1.7 million people were there. During the song "Creeping Death" the crowd was screaming "die" over and over again as the band sang it, and guess what? They set off seismic sensors across the country! Almost two million people screaming die and jumping up and down literally caused a seismic event! The story of this concert is deep. Very deep. These people there, they had just overthrown their tyrannical government, the Soviet union. Their government was brutal, to a degree we westerners simply cannot understand. They had been denied basic human rights, economic growth, basic freedoms of any kind, and were ruled be a series of sociopathic monsters who did uncounted horrors to their own people. This was literally the first introduction to freedom, the west, capitalism, and good old fashioned awesomeness. When they screamed "die", they were yelling that towards their government, and the atrocities they had committed. And they meant it. Those helicopters weren't there for a publicity stunt. Those were armed helicopters, and they were there to protect the stage. As that concert was going on, the last vestiges of the Soviet union were being hunted down and brought to heel. This still remains the largest live audience ever. Ever.
"they had just overthrown their tyrannical government, the Soviet union." They voted by well over an 80 % majority via referendum to keep the soviet union. It was broken apart by a minority of nationalists, and foreign interests who stole the wealth of the country and bombed the parliament (duma) through an alcoholic puppet leader (Yeltsin). . According to Unicef, 10 million people died as a result of the sacking of the USSR. They literally became even less democratic, and never recovered, giving rise to oligarchs, Putin, and the invasion of Ukraine. Their economy was the same size in 2020 as when this video was made. Ukraine went from an industrial powerhouse to a GDP behind some African countries. Reform is always better than collapse, and telling the truth is always better than demonizing countries- especially when, like the USSR, they didn't commit any crimes their adversaries didn't commit. And also happened to save the world in 1945.
Guys, I have to burst your bubble. I'm a black woman 52 years old. I've been listening to heavy metal my entire life. I grew up on rock and really every genre of music. From classical, the country bluegrass, Latin, African drums, disco, singer, songwriters, folk music, three string quartets. Rap music, R&B, funk, blues, punk, new wave, tech, you name it I've probably listened to it or I own it in my music collection. This list goes on and on. And I'm not the only black person. Some of my friends also grew up the same way I did, and they're the same age.... And if you look back in history, you'll see that punk music started with black bands. We were the ink spots of these shows. I saw Metallica in like 1989 or 90. And a huge list of other bands! Probably a whole bunch you've never even heard of, I even saw Michael Jackson, I met Journey when I was like 10. My cousin just recorded with Michael McDonald a few weeks ago. I may have already said this but I was adopted by a huge hippie family in 71. I'm the second youngest and my younger brother is black also. My parents had three biological children and 37 foster kids and they're all older so I heard every type of music under the sun. I think my mom side of family there's 100 people total and still growing. My youngest cousins, I think of your age. And they are Puerto Rican, Yugoslavian, Irish and Black. My family is a big melting pot different cultures. I would say most of my black friends that I do have also were adopted by white families or are interracial. Don't be too quick to judge, you don't know everybody.
If I remember correctly, this concert was shortly after the USSR fell and this was the first major show in Russia with some of the best of the best rock bands. That’s why the crowd was so huge, first of its kind in Russia.
You're mostly right, this concert (called Monsters of Rock) occurred in August 1991 and the Soviet Union fell the following December, but the USSR's dissolution was already a foregone conclusion by this point
When they reference “Never-Never land” they’re talking about going to sleep. “Grains of sand” are sands passing through an hour glass. The song is about the inevitability of aging and the passing of time. The sandman gets us all in the end.
"No black people...." Well, to be fair....this concert took place in Moscow, Russia. :P. "Some concerts go down in history and the 1991 'Monsters of Rock' festival in Moscow was no exception. Known as one of the biggest concerts to ever take place, with a huge 1.6 million attendees, it marked the most momentous of performances for the heavy metal band Metallica."
Russia has a black population and has for Decades, buuuuttt this was also a time when Notsees were very present (the confed flag is a dead give away) so black people tended to avoid places they were.
@@ravenwalker9225 Yes, in the 78 years of the Soviet Union, about 70,000 Africans came here to study, and most of them left after getting their degrees. Even if all the blacks in the Soviet Union had been gathered together at that concert, I'm not sure you would have noticed a single one in that crowd. And the Confederate flag meant nothing in the Soviet Union because no one had any idea who the Confederates were or what their values were. It was just one of the symbols of the Western world, which was perceived as something curious and new and therefore cool.
@@SatEight And literally everything you just said is incorrect, especially about the confederate flag. They KNOW it's a hate symbol and a signal of white supremacy, it's why they chose that flag because the 1930s/40s Notsee flag was outlawed so many places.
@@ravenwalker9225 "Ночные волки", the biker club that brought this flag to that concert, still use it today, even though they got involved in politics long ago, are friends of Putin, and call themselves anti-fascists. The most famous stage attire of the vocalist of the most famous post-Soviet punk band, Король и Шут, is a leather cape with a confederate flag on it. He was an anarcho-communist - as far left as you can go. This flag was NOT associated with white supremacy in Russia. Idea of white supremacy itself were not spread then, because the number of blacks was extremely small. It began to gain popularity only after the first Chechen war and especially in the late 1990s, when a wave of migrants from the Caucasus and Central Asia poured into Russia. And if someone wanted to use racist symbols, then obviously in Russia, they always preferred the German and not the American, I hope I don't need to explain why. There were no problems with its use, because it was banned in Moscow in 1997, and in the rest of Russia only in 2002. Which, however, does not prevent far-right bands from using variations of this symbols today. Bands like Коррозия Металла use the swastika with three or six rays instead of the abovementioned four, which is enough to keep the symbol out of the law. Nevertheless, its meaning remains clear.
@@ravenwalker9225 you are full of shit smack talking the Confederate flag. Internationally that flag stands for resistance to tyranny. It has no racist connotations except when it has been misused. If you want to go there, the US flag has been misused too.
You guys might be too young to know about "the sandman". A mythical man who put sand on your eyes to make them heavy so you would go to sleep and dream... off to never never land. This song is about dreaming and nightmares.
It's about going to sleep and never waking up again or dying in your sleep.... That could be through natural causes or drug overdoses or just traumatic death.... It's Metallica what do you expect 😆
It's not only that they are young but cause they are practically "illiterate". When you cast aside "white culture" unfortunately you cast aside the majority of any culture especially in western world. What's even more tragic metal came from Rock and Rock wasn't a white man's music at all.
This was a watershed concert. It took place in Moscow in 1991, while it was still the Soviet Union. Over a million people were there to see it. The enormous turnout of local fans was one of those “yeah the USSR is done” moments.
Yeah. You could tell just from the length of the video at 25 minutes they were going to pause and talk WAY too much. It upsets the continuity of everything. I gave up on this reaction at about 3:30 in the video.
Virginia Tech’s football team enters the field at every home game to this song. The stomping in the stands has actually moved the Richter scale. It’s definitely something to experience!
AC/DC, Pantera and the Black Crowes also played this concert. This was the first western music ever in the U.S.S.R. as it fell. The military was there keeping order with live bullets, protecting the stage and tossing mists of water at the crowd to avoid heatstroke. This made history. I was 21 and an Army wife.
@@jeffreyglenellen1188 lol their band brand is a billion dollar company. Do u realize they’ve sold over 125 million records alone not including shows or merchandise. That’s 125X platinum. They make 1.6 million a week minimum. Each. Once you’ve invested 200 million liquid you won’t even be able to spend your earnings.
Put aside for a moment Enter Sandman which is an epic song and one of the best in their catalog. This performance was in front of 1.6 million people in the final days of the Soviet Union at the Monsters of Rock festival. It was billed as celebrating the country's welcome of freedom and is likely the most metal moment in history.
Unfortunately the freedom part was a lie. The USSR would be much better off than ex soviet countries today if it went with Gorbachev's suggestions and simply kept up its own process of reform. And the world would be much safer right now too.
I don't think Sandman is one of the best songs in their catalog, but it is the most catchy and playable for the radio. Have you heard their first three albums? Master of Puppets and Ride the Lightning have way better songs. But, I'm not into Metallica rock. I was into Metallica thrash.
This historical significance of this concert is unmatched. This was a FREE concert on an airbase in Russia after the Berlin Wall came down. It was the first time that Russian citizens were allowed to hear "Western Music" The 1.6 million attendance is an estimate. They igure it to be way more. In fact i hear some people are still trying to get out of the concert. LOL This song here..... is one of, if not the best sports pump up song. Especially for football. By the way..... Metallica was one f the openers for this concert. They weren't the headliners. AC/DC was the headliners.
Ex-touring musician here, everything is mic'ed through the PA system of the venue you play at. The Snare drum, kick, toms, High-hat, and usually some high above the symbols. The amplifiers that the guitars are going through are mic'ed up as well. Everything then is run though a circuit board and played through the house speakers. A sound engineer with then adjust all the levels of the individual microphones. There are usually monitors piped Infront of the stage for the members in the band so they can hear their band mates as well. Though, now adays they have the monitors in there hears like air pods. You can even tell the engineer what you want to hear. I played guitar and I liked to have the bass and drums mix louder in mine primarily.
They stopped counting people at 1.6 million. But some reports later on suggested 2 million was at the concerrt. No money was taken for concert tickets. It was free entry for all who wanted to be there. Freedom baby!
This is why ALL music is important! Rap is genius poetry, rock is amazing musically, pop is fun, classical is emotional and all music stems from, opera supreme vocal talent….etc etc etc. every genre is important and can bring communities together if we put aside our bias. ❤️
whether you like the music or not you got to respect these gentlemen for being able to perform in front of that kind of crowd that's just crazy imagine giving a speech to just 50 people let alone performing a concert in front of Millions
You guys are hilarious!!! Love the chemistry. Simple backstory: The Soviet Union was crumbling at this time - "Russia" was actually one of 15 Soviet Republics. Rock was pretty much forbidden in the Soviet Union, so these young people are experiencing the type of freedom that they would not have under the Soviet Union. You still see the remnants of the old Soviet Union - soldiers and helicopters, but clearly, things are changing. This was a festival - and Metallica was not even headlining - AC/DC was!
there were actually rock bands in the USSR, you can watch them on Russian TV clips from the 80s . And the crowd at this concert, along with most people then voted in a referendum then to keep the Soviet Union, It was over 80% in favor, so the mood of the crowd is not connected to it crumbling. They thought it was moving forward, modernizing, and reforming itself.
Virginia Tech uses this song as the teams football entrance song and Metallica is absolutely cool with it . Metallica has actually done live stream messages on their score board on Virginia Tech . When this song plays the stadium goes crazy , everyone jumping up and down screaming , it has actually put readings on the Richter scale for that area of Virginia. The best college football entrance song in the country . There are videos of the entrance showing this . I’ve been there and it is awesome
As a UVA fan I completely agree that this is the best entrance song for any team pro or college for any sport. And I remember hearing about that area with the Richter scale and everything.
Love seeing black people finally realizing what they've been missing out on with rock lmao. Shit like this is what will bring all of us together while the news and politics keeps trying to divide us. Tons of reaction channels popping up over the last 5 years of people opening their eyes and seeing that metal/rock isn't just noise and screaming, and that the lyrics are a lot deeper in most cases than people think.
Rock music has it's roots in Blues. Black musicians are really the reason why rock music exists. White people just took the blues music and changed it Take Elvis's "Hound Dog" That isn't his original song. That song was originally done by Big Mama Thornton in 1952. 4 years before elvis. Led Zeppelin's lyrics from "Whole Lotta Love" were written by Willie Dixon, and released in 1962, sung by Muddy Waters on "You Need Love"
Man, black people have been into heavy metal forever. Maybe more black heavy metal bands should get recognition, not just Living Colour. I’ve played in all kinds of bands - metal, punk, country, jazz, classical... We live in an era where everything’s on the table.
@@kfleetwood Well of course some have been! Metal was born out of the Blues. You have to admit that somewhere along the road it seems like most black people (at least in America) just stopped listening to that kind of stuff, I'm just glad to see so many coming back to it!
That’s The Ecstasy of Gold playing at the beginning, and if you’re a hardcore Metallica fan, you get chills the second it starts playing because it means they’re headed out & shit is about to go down! I’ve seen them 13 times & it still gives me the chills every… single… time!
Ennio Marcone one of my favourite composers... This is from The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly... He composed a whole bunch of other Westerns both Spaghetti and Apple Pie.... he also score one of my favourite movies of all time and probably the most underrated horror movie ever John Carpenter's The Thing, also one of his last movie's was Tarantino's "love letter" to John Carpenter's The Thing... The Hateful 8 where Marcone even recycled unused segments of The Thing's soundtrack and used in the score of The Hateful 8...
The sandman is a reference to a children’s story about going to sleep. The story says that the “sandman” comes and drops grains of sand on your eyes and that makes you fall asleep. You might be too young for that one. Metallica has a ton of great tunes. Keep experiencing them and let your mind wander. 👍🏽 and btw-I’m a black woman and I love metal. This is also the entrance music played for VIRGINIA TECH FOOTBALL!! Look up their stadium entrance for game days and you can watch the fans and players all going off!
The band's most famous concert ever was on September 28, 1991, at Tushino Airfield in Moscow, Russia. The show was attended by over 1.6 MILLION people and was the largest-ever concert at the time.
Big Fact this was the Russian concert with over 1 million people biggest concert ever. Edit: I've seen Metallica live they're amazing get you hyped. Enter Sandman was about nightmares. You can't sleep on rock music, Tech 9 does heavy metal shows. Jay Z did a song with Linkin Park. More black women listen to Rock than you think
Hello!!!! It's ENTER SANDMAN, not " enter THE Sandman. True Metallica fans know this. Sorry for being shitty but I'm so sick of people getting this title wrong.
I played a festival where I'm told 10k people showed up. From stage, that looked like more folks than I could fathom. I can't even imagine what this felt like. Over a million people and at the end of a world power when the sky was falling for these people. Talk about a once in a lifetime experience.
Legendary Band and this is why us Older boys are like we are Hard core . You young fellas can now realize why we were the Coolest Gen to ever have long hair dressed in black. Rock Forever .
This event was monumental. It was just after the USSR fell and their first hard rock concert. Even the soldiers took off their uniforms to join the fun. I remember when this happened and it was a huge event for Russia.
Some of my best memories with my dad are on the way to school listening to Metallica and acdc. Lots of great solos . He always would turn up the drum solos and roll the windows down.
Guys, this song is called Enter Sandman. In the official music video a guy is having a bad dream/nightmare, so the song is actually about going to sleep and having bad dreams, (exit light, enter night, off to neverland) is a metaphor for going to sleep and dreaming. I looked it up on google and it says.. The sandman is a traditional character in many children's stories and books. In Scandinavian folklore, he is said to sprinkle sand or dust on or into the eyes of children at night to bring on sleep and dreams.
One thing that boggles my mind when I see reaction videos to this song. How can somebody not have heard this song before when it’s a staple at every sporting event?
I really like this song, it is dark, "Never land" is the same as going to "Dream land". Talking about nightmares when you are sleeping, and also the nightmare in your thoughts that haunt you. Talking about keeping it together. Hold on tight, don't let it take you down.
Congratulations! You’ve made it to the greatest thrash band, along with Megadeth (chk them out), in rock history. Now time to graduate with “Master of Puppets” by Metallica 🖤🏴☠️🖤
🤣 You're in for a treat. I went to school with James Hetfield in Downey, California. Friends till this day! It's about having bad dreams as a kid.... Monster under the bed stuff. 😴 sleep well 💤 lol
This biggest concert in history. 1.6 million people showed up. That's .63% of the population showed up. No one has came close to pulling a percent better then that since 1991..
This is the Virginia Tech Hokies football team opening song at each home game, check a video out, it’s epic, every person in the stadium jumps to the music as the team runs onto the field to this song, it’s crazzzzzy!
Dude this is what Virginia Tech’s football team runs out to. Being at a home game in Lane stadium with errrbody jumping up and down is the best feeling. I get goosebumps just digitally watching you guys digitally watch this!
1.6 million people attended this concert and there were no fatalities. This was the 5th largest concert in history. The guy that didn't mute his phone while you are filming is pure class :)
@@emilianosintarias7337 the same reason they remained tight-lipped about Chernobyl until they couldn't deny it anymore. The Soviet government being too arrogant and stubborn to admit when things go wrong
@@clubpenguin13531 That's pretty crazy logic. Different republic, different city, different stakes and implications (nuclear radiation vs some people die at an event) different era and administration. In fact, an administration that was acting in reaction to the public outcry against the Chernobyl coverup.
It's about nightmares, night terrors... Look up the sandman, it is like a fairy tale reference to going to sleep, the sand is the crust around your eyes when you wake up...
My claustrophobia would stop me from going to something that crowded 🤣🤣 but this is an insane crowd! I think this happened shortly after the cold war ended if I'm not mistaken
"Enter Sandman" by Metallica is about fear, particularly childhood fears and nightmares. The song tells the story of a child being haunted by the "Sandman," a mythical figure associated with sleep. However, in this context, the Sandman represents the embodiment of nightmares, bringing darkness, terror, and uncertainty into the child's dreams. The lyrics reference common childhood fears, like monsters under the bed and the anxiety of falling asleep, suggesting that sleep is not a place of peace but rather a realm where nightmares and hidden dangers lurk. The repeated line, "Sleep with one eye open," emphasizes the idea of vulnerability and the inability to escape fear, even in sleep. Overall, the song explores how fear can invade the mind and how even something as simple as going to bed can become a frightening experience when plagued by anxiety and uncertainty.
"Rock is a white guy's thing." Rock if it was a person would be a mixed American guy. Half Black and Half White. Rock N Roll is the spirit of America my dudes!
Think you guys would love some Rage Against the Machine. ‘Killing in the Name of’ any live performance. It might help bridge music influences. Metallica had to work their way to the top. They were headlining concerts and albums had gone gold before getting a song on radio or mtv.
Rage Against the Machine is some really good music. But now that I'm in my 40s, I literally laugh out loud (ok more like chuckle) as how naive Rage Against the Machine lyrics are & how the band members themselves were raging against the machine but instead are mindless puppets of the machine. I still rock out blaring Rage songs but I do it now laughing my ass off.
They’re from my area Saw them before they hit the World Stage in the Bay Area Kirk Hammett was trained by one of the top guitarist at 14 years old Joe Satriani Amazing to see them become “Legends” For Whom The Bell Tolls Live Great Performance ✌️🌸
Any part of the sets played by either Metallica or Pantera from this show are absolutely legendary, and it's all available online -- feel free to react to any of them (especially "Domination" by Pantera)
Imagine how they must have felt taking the stage. Stepping out to see a sea of humanity, every single of them there to experience freedom and metal for the first time. They were not stars. They were not legends. On that day, they knew ehat it felt like to be Gods.
I used to be exclusively hip hop and rap, but the closer I got to my 30’s the more I got into rock and country. The military opened me up to it and now It’s the only thing I listen to.
I grew up on classic rock, heavy-metal, and grunge. I’d have to say the most played band at any party in high school was Metallica, or Pantera. I would love to see you guys react to Pantera-Walk. You said something about not knowing the Rolling Stones, Give me Shelter is an amazing song. Rage Against the Machine-Killing In the name Of…But even Nine Inch Nails. Trent Reznor is a genius. Foo Fighters, Imagine Dragons. I love watching you guys! And I’ve been exposed to a lot of songs that I’ve never heard from your channel.
Sleep with one eye open, gripping your pillow tight, exit light enter night, take my hand, we're off to never never land is on the wall above my bed. Absolute genius lyrical content!
The Sandman lore varies in different cultures. In my family the lore was that the Sandman would sprinkle sand in your eyes to induce pleasant and magical dreams. Others believe Sandman induces more dark dreams. This song may be about a young person experiencing nightmares in dreams and scary things in their imagination at night like night terrors before sleep. I heard James Hetfield say it was about crib death as well. Open to our interpretations. Keep 🤘☮️💜 Have you listened to any Black Sabbath? War Pigs is 🔥and unfortunately all too relevant still. Also Hand of Doom, also Black Sabbath.
The next Metallica video to react to is Anesthesia(pulling teeth) the live performance. Its with their original bassist Cliff Burton who tragically died in an accident while on tour in Europe. He is considered as one of the best bassist in metal history.
Just so yall know the song is about a condition called SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) where infants unexpectedly die in their sleep (hence the prayer). The “sandman” represents SIDS or the reason for passing, and never-never land is a representation of dying and the after life
Awesome reaction 🔥🔥🔥 Thank you, I requested this when I watched your first Tom MacDonald reaction 🙏🏼♥️🙏🏼 I thought you guys might enjoy it. Lead singer is James Hetfield. Please do “Harvester of Sorrow” from this same concert or something from there 1989 Seattle concert “Sad but True” or “Master of Puppets”. You’ll eventually have to do “Creeping Death” from this same Moscow show but it may be a little too much right now lol (it’s inspired by the story of the Ten Commandments)
It's so good to see the man on the left have fun. He's been very quiet and frowning when I first stated watching you guys. Its fun to see you all have so much fun!
This concert was In 1991 In Moscow Russia after the fall of the Soviet Union the people on stage Is the Singer/Rhythm guitarist James Hetfield. Attempt Vocals/Lead guitarist Kirk Hammett. Attempt Vocals/Bassist Jason Newsted. then lastly the drummer Lars Ulrich
The guy on the left is hilarious.
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@@ggbeats_495 руснаците разбират ли български, ако да здравей брат ми
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@@ggbeats_495 Это безумие, я тоже могу говорить по-русски. но он так отличается от болгарского, хотя кириллица была изобретена в Болгарии. unless you used translate and are actually an english spearker?
@@doubletapthatdotty4597 не, я просто вижу похожие слова и понимаю их так как привык понимать)
This was the first rock concert in Moscow after the fall of the Soviet Union; there were more than 1.6 million people in the crowd. It was also a free concert.
damn
And yet still safer then a Astroworld concert.
I remember seeing this concert on tv 📺. It must of been intense and exciting for Russians coming out of a communist party to a Democratic Party back then to go see a Metallica.
Oh gosh. I didn't even know! Metallica just got even better in my humble opinion. I wish I was there in their haydays.
Not true. The Scorpions from West Germany played Moscow 2 yeara before
As a black person. I've been to see them 3 times. Best crowd ever!!! Never an issue.
The best concert 3 hours yes!!!!
Everyone is welcome at a Metallica concert and always has been. Such an inclusive, inviting community. Metallica's message is one of shared sorrow, struggle and growth. Universal in so many ways.
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@@seanemery6019 honestly, most metal concerts are inclusive and inviting. Yeah, you get the dicks that are gate keeping but for the most part, if you're a metal fan you are 100% welcome
Rule No. 1 of someone falls, you pick them up.
Black woman here (born in 97) Metallica is one of my all time favorites!!!
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@Goofyballer986 probably because we're not the majority.
Yeah baby girl you look pretty good❤😂
"Rock is a white guy's thing."
Bro, Jimi Hendrix, Living Color, and Thin Lizzy beg to differ. Among many, many others.
Great music knows no color. 🤘😎🤘
The music industry killed "" our " music of all colors... I was a "metal head" in the 80's... i'm a drummer and started my first band from age 12... all my friends played guitar... my influences are rock, blues, metal, Mowtown, soul, RnB.... back then the talk of racism was " non existent " ... there was a respect for all our culture created out of amazing music of all backgrounds... they destroyed it all and have tried to bury it because music was the glue that brought people together.... the recording industry at the top is full of parasites... there is a music revolution coming because the music belongs to the people... they know the power we have as a people to shape generations of all walks of life in a creative positive way.... if we're happy and progressing we dont need them... thats what they fear... them losing control and us having control of ourselves, each other and our own talents and ambitions.. and are able to influence and inspire others... love watching these " music " reaction videos... as I sit in my studio i'm inspired. thanks...
living color was such a underrated metal band...I loved listening to them
Aside from Phil Lynott , Thin Lizzy Was A white band. They were IRISH ☘️ after all 🤷♀️
Not as an appreciator. I’m a WF and was raised on metal.
A story goes that, rock music originated with black people....then Elvis learned the style, kinda made it his own thing, & got rich from it. So, a white guy kinda stole rock from black people. Though, the black rock sound was more in the realm of blues than rock for what it's been since the 60's.
Guys this concert was in Russia and there is over 1 million people at this event
they stop counting at 1.6 million
And it was free
I was like yes Bon Jovi and Skid Row also performed there. The first show after the fall of the USSR
It was 500,000 not 1 million 🤣
@@bradydeangelo284 1.6 million 9ficial Numbers
NEVER PAUSE A METALLICA SOLO!!!!!
Pausing a Metallica guitar solo in some Countries the punishment is getting unalive!!!!! JK If you’re in my house it’s a Felony and you gotta go now!!!
I was living in Germany during the fall of the Soviet union ( my mother was in the army) I had to get a special visa and I went to this concert. Monsters of Rock. We were by the high flying American flag. There were more many Russians soldiers there to monitor this concert. I was only allowed to travel from my hotel to this venue. But it was on fire. So glad I was part of it.
I have to ask, how was the bathroom situation?
I wish I had been there!! this is the coolest concert I've ever seen!
yooo I have so many questions.... most of them with the bathroom scenes
@@daniellehurrell6620 i need this answer too
Insane!!
They estimate between 1.6 to 1.7 million people were there. During the song "Creeping Death" the crowd was screaming "die" over and over again as the band sang it, and guess what? They set off seismic sensors across the country! Almost two million people screaming die and jumping up and down literally caused a seismic event! The story of this concert is deep. Very deep. These people there, they had just overthrown their tyrannical government, the Soviet union. Their government was brutal, to a degree we westerners simply cannot understand. They had been denied basic human rights, economic growth, basic freedoms of any kind, and were ruled be a series of sociopathic monsters who did uncounted horrors to their own people. This was literally the first introduction to freedom, the west, capitalism, and good old fashioned awesomeness. When they screamed "die", they were yelling that towards their government, and the atrocities they had committed. And they meant it. Those helicopters weren't there for a publicity stunt. Those were armed helicopters, and they were there to protect the stage. As that concert was going on, the last vestiges of the Soviet union were being hunted down and brought to heel. This still remains the largest live audience ever. Ever.
I thought the world was coming together in the 90s and then things like Putin happened - sigh.
@@naldoron1 the world was coming together in the '90s, then Clinton happened.
@@naldoron1 Putin happened because the above comment is bullcrap.
"they had just overthrown their tyrannical government, the Soviet union." They voted by well over an 80 % majority via referendum to keep the soviet union. It was broken apart by a minority of nationalists, and foreign interests who stole the wealth of the country and bombed the parliament (duma) through an alcoholic puppet leader (Yeltsin). . According to Unicef, 10 million people died as a result of the sacking of the USSR. They literally became even less democratic, and never recovered, giving rise to oligarchs, Putin, and the invasion of Ukraine. Their economy was the same size in 2020 as when this video was made. Ukraine went from an industrial powerhouse to a GDP behind some African countries. Reform is always better than collapse, and telling the truth is always better than demonizing countries- especially when, like the USSR, they didn't commit any crimes their adversaries didn't commit. And also happened to save the world in 1945.
@@naldoron1 It's not just Putin, it also the American weapons industry. Peace mean no sales.
Guys, I have to burst your bubble. I'm a black woman 52 years old. I've been listening to heavy metal my entire life. I grew up on rock and really every genre of music. From classical, the country bluegrass, Latin, African drums, disco, singer, songwriters, folk music, three string quartets. Rap music, R&B, funk, blues, punk, new wave, tech, you name it I've probably listened to it or I own it in my music collection. This list goes on and on. And I'm not the only black person. Some of my friends also grew up the same way I did, and they're the same age.... And if you look back in history, you'll see that punk music started with black bands. We were the ink spots of these shows. I saw Metallica in like 1989 or 90. And a huge list of other bands! Probably a whole bunch you've never even heard of, I even saw Michael Jackson, I met Journey when I was like 10. My cousin just recorded with Michael McDonald a few weeks ago. I may have already said this but I was adopted by a huge hippie family in 71. I'm the second youngest and my younger brother is black also. My parents had three biological children and 37 foster kids and they're all older so I heard every type of music under the sun. I think my mom side of family there's 100 people total and still growing. My youngest cousins, I think of your age. And they are Puerto Rican, Yugoslavian, Irish and Black. My family is a big melting pot different cultures. I would say most of my black friends that I do have also were adopted by white families or are interracial. Don't be too quick to judge, you don't know everybody.
Thank you for your wise words! Best from East Germany❤
If I remember correctly, this concert was shortly after the USSR fell and this was the first major show in Russia with some of the best of the best rock bands. That’s why the crowd was so huge, first of its kind in Russia.
You're mostly right, this concert (called Monsters of Rock) occurred in August 1991 and the Soviet Union fell the following December, but the USSR's dissolution was already a foregone conclusion by this point
Biggest show in history over a million people in attendance
This show caused the Soviet Union to collapse.
they probably need to google what ussr is.
This was before the war
When they reference “Never-Never land” they’re talking about going to sleep. “Grains of sand” are sands passing through an hour glass. The song is about the inevitability of aging and the passing of time. The sandman gets us all in the end.
Good analysis. But I feel like the sleep aspect is a metaphor for a certain state of waking consciousness.
Grain of sand is Sandman's (Morpheus, the god of dreams) sand, he uses it to put people to sleep and gives them dreams.
You're thinking too much. Its about going to sleep after being at the beach all day and waking up with sand in your bed
It's about nightmares, bro. It's about being a kid and being afraid to go to sleep.
Actually song is about baby's dying in their sleep from weeping cough.
That massive crowd never ceases to amaze me.
its the helicopters for me over em all
1.6 million people, the concert was in Russia
Is it the peak of metal ever? Possibly.
"No black people...." Well, to be fair....this concert took place in Moscow, Russia. :P. "Some concerts go down in history and the 1991 'Monsters of Rock' festival in Moscow was no exception. Known as one of the biggest concerts to ever take place, with a huge 1.6 million attendees, it marked the most momentous of performances for the heavy metal band Metallica."
Russia has a black population and has for Decades, buuuuttt this was also a time when Notsees were very present (the confed flag is a dead give away) so black people tended to avoid places they were.
@@ravenwalker9225 Yes, in the 78 years of the Soviet Union, about 70,000 Africans came here to study, and most of them left after getting their degrees. Even if all the blacks in the Soviet Union had been gathered together at that concert, I'm not sure you would have noticed a single one in that crowd.
And the Confederate flag meant nothing in the Soviet Union because no one had any idea who the Confederates were or what their values were. It was just one of the symbols of the Western world, which was perceived as something curious and new and therefore cool.
@@SatEight And literally everything you just said is incorrect, especially about the confederate flag. They KNOW it's a hate symbol and a signal of white supremacy, it's why they chose that flag because the 1930s/40s Notsee flag was outlawed so many places.
@@ravenwalker9225 "Ночные волки", the biker club that brought this flag to that concert, still use it today, even though they got involved in politics long ago, are friends of Putin, and call themselves anti-fascists.
The most famous stage attire of the vocalist of the most famous post-Soviet punk band, Король и Шут, is a leather cape with a confederate flag on it. He was an anarcho-communist - as far left as you can go.
This flag was NOT associated with white supremacy in Russia. Idea of white supremacy itself were not spread then, because the number of blacks was extremely small. It began to gain popularity only after the first Chechen war and especially in the late 1990s, when a wave of migrants from the Caucasus and Central Asia poured into Russia. And if someone wanted to use racist symbols, then obviously in Russia, they always preferred the German and not the American, I hope I don't need to explain why. There were no problems with its use, because it was banned in Moscow in 1997, and in the rest of Russia only in 2002. Which, however, does not prevent far-right bands from using variations of this symbols today. Bands like Коррозия Металла use the swastika with three or six rays instead of the abovementioned four, which is enough to keep the symbol out of the law. Nevertheless, its meaning remains clear.
@@ravenwalker9225 you are full of shit smack talking the Confederate flag. Internationally that flag stands for resistance to tyranny. It has no racist connotations except when it has been misused. If you want to go there, the US flag has been misused too.
You guys might be too young to know about "the sandman". A mythical man who put sand on your eyes to make them heavy so you would go to sleep and dream... off to never never land. This song is about dreaming and nightmares.
It's a lot of different things to a lot of different people. I love that everyone can interpret a song just however they would like. Isn't it grand? 😄
It's about going to sleep and never waking up again or dying in your sleep.... That could be through natural causes or drug overdoses or just traumatic death.... It's Metallica what do you expect 😆
Sandman’s back in popular culture, thanks to neil gaiman and the netflix show
@@71rv77 music is my life!
It's not only that they are young but cause they are practically "illiterate". When you cast aside "white culture" unfortunately you cast aside the majority of any culture especially in western world. What's even more tragic metal came from Rock and Rock wasn't a white man's music at all.
This was a watershed concert. It took place in Moscow in 1991, while it was still the Soviet Union. Over a million people were there to see it. The enormous turnout of local fans was one of those “yeah the USSR is done” moments.
At least the red army keeps things in order. only 56 people were injured out of 1.6 million people who came
Ok, 1st thing y'all need to know when reacting to Heavy Metal is that there is no pausing during a solo. Love y'alls enthusiasm
ya fkn up the rotation! Puff puff give!
Yup pick your spots to interupt
Yeah. You could tell just from the length of the video at 25 minutes they were going to pause and talk WAY too much. It upsets the continuity of everything. I gave up on this reaction at about 3:30 in the video.
Exactly listen and enjoy tape the mouth
@@twoking10 “Where’s Moscow at?” did it for me 😂
Virginia Tech’s football team enters the field at every home game to this song. The stomping in the stands has actually moved the Richter scale. It’s definitely something to experience!
Truth 💯🏈
The greatest baseball closer of all time enters the game to this song
Mariano Rivera 42
Yes. Metallica made this. They literally made a whole album with the San Francisco Symphony. You have no idea how talented Metallica is.
the intro is by Ennio Morricone
They made 2 albums with the symphony.
@@jackoblllllllll their own intro
@@jayw3512 no
@@jackoblllllllll in my own mind, it’s a YES!
AC/DC, Pantera and the Black Crowes also played this concert. This was the first western music ever in the U.S.S.R. as it fell. The military was there keeping order with live bullets, protecting the stage and tossing mists of water at the crowd to avoid heatstroke. This made history. I was 21 and an Army wife.
they don't read
@@q6ou still interesting info for others in the comments including me 👌
I want to see these guys watch and hear Pantera!
There's literally like over a million people at this concert, Metallica is one of the most iconic metal bands in American history.
American history? It's the most iconic band period.
@@pickle_soup160 yeah lol idk what he’s talking about. Each member is worth nearly half a billion dollars or more.
Metallica biggest rock band ever 3rd all time after beatles and queen
1.6 million, or so it goes
@@jeffreyglenellen1188 lol their band brand is a billion dollar company. Do u realize they’ve sold over 125 million records alone not including shows or merchandise. That’s 125X platinum. They make 1.6 million a week minimum. Each. Once you’ve invested 200 million liquid you won’t even be able to spend
your earnings.
This is the most important concert in history. If you had to be at one concert in your life, this was it
Put aside for a moment Enter Sandman which is an epic song and one of the best in their catalog. This performance was in front of 1.6 million people in the final days of the Soviet Union at the Monsters of Rock festival. It was billed as celebrating the country's welcome of freedom and is likely the most metal moment in history.
Nah, Eddie Munson holds the title of most metal concert ever.
Unfortunately the freedom part was a lie. The USSR would be much better off than ex soviet countries today if it went with Gorbachev's suggestions and simply kept up its own process of reform. And the world would be much safer right now too.
I don't think Sandman is one of the best songs in their catalog, but it is the most catchy and playable for the radio. Have you heard their first three albums? Master of Puppets and Ride the Lightning have way better songs. But, I'm not into Metallica rock. I was into Metallica thrash.
@@aprilstilskin5733 No one cares what you are into and no one cares what you think.
My dad was my introduction into Metallica. Born in '87 so I was lucky enough to know their music early on. Still a fan!
Listen to living colour. Cult of personality.
@@lisagraham2944 Great song!! Heard it on the radio tons in the 90s.
It never gets old.
You missed the 89 Seattle concert
My dad used to blast Metallica in the car when I was growing up in the 90s and 2000s good times
This historical significance of this concert is unmatched. This was a FREE concert on an airbase in Russia after the Berlin Wall came down. It was the first time that Russian citizens were allowed to hear "Western Music"
The 1.6 million attendance is an estimate. They igure it to be way more. In fact i hear some people are still trying to get out of the concert. LOL
This song here..... is one of, if not the best sports pump up song. Especially for football.
By the way..... Metallica was one f the openers for this concert. They weren't the headliners. AC/DC was the headliners.
Never before and never since has there been such a significant rock concert amidst government upheaval overseas!
Metallica - Master of puppets live in Seattle 1989. Best concert ever recorded
I can't argue
wrong. Nightwish live at Wakken 2012 is
@@richardmead5969 one song compared to an entire concert
@@richardmead5969 😂 joking right? Live after death by Iron Maiden, Metallica S&M, AC/DC monsters of rock are better by far
You do realise you're commenting that on a video containing a concert including Pantera in front of 1.6 million people pmsl, be quiet man.
Ex-touring musician here, everything is mic'ed through the PA system of the venue you play at. The Snare drum, kick, toms, High-hat, and usually some high above the symbols. The amplifiers that the guitars are going through are mic'ed up as well. Everything then is run though a circuit board and played through the house speakers. A sound engineer with then adjust all the levels of the individual microphones. There are usually monitors piped Infront of the stage for the members in the band so they can hear their band mates as well. Though, now adays they have the monitors in there hears like air pods. You can even tell the engineer what you want to hear. I played guitar and I liked to have the bass and drums mix louder in mine primarily.
Great comment
I bet you have some great stories for the old family get togethers 😉
They stopped counting people at 1.6 million. But some reports later on suggested 2 million was at the concerrt. No money was taken for concert tickets. It was free entry for all who wanted to be there. Freedom baby!
This is why ALL music is important! Rap is genius poetry, rock is amazing musically, pop is fun, classical is emotional and all music stems from, opera supreme vocal talent….etc etc etc. every genre is important and can bring communities together if we put aside our bias. ❤️
This concert was historic. Gives me chills.
its the helicopters for me over em all
whether you like the music or not you got to respect these gentlemen for being able to perform in front of that kind of crowd that's just crazy imagine giving a speech to just 50 people let alone performing a concert in front of Millions
You guys are hilarious!!! Love the chemistry. Simple backstory: The Soviet Union was crumbling at this time - "Russia" was actually one of 15 Soviet Republics. Rock was pretty much forbidden in the Soviet Union, so these young people are experiencing the type of freedom that they would not have under the Soviet Union. You still see the remnants of the old Soviet Union - soldiers and helicopters, but clearly, things are changing. This was a festival - and Metallica was not even headlining - AC/DC was!
there were actually rock bands in the USSR, you can watch them on Russian TV clips from the 80s . And the crowd at this concert, along with most people then voted in a referendum then to keep the Soviet Union, It was over 80% in favor, so the mood of the crowd is not connected to it crumbling. They thought it was moving forward, modernizing, and reforming itself.
The best deserved to headline such a big concert
Virginia Tech uses this song as the teams football entrance song and Metallica is absolutely cool with it . Metallica has actually done live stream messages on their score board on Virginia Tech . When this song plays the stadium goes crazy , everyone jumping up and down screaming , it has actually put readings on the Richter scale for that area of Virginia. The best college football entrance song in the country . There are videos of the entrance showing this . I’ve been there and it is awesome
As a UVA fan I completely agree that this is the best entrance song for any team pro or college for any sport. And I remember hearing about that area with the Richter scale and everything.
Go H O K I E S ❤️🧡❤️🧡
Virginia Tech comes out of the tunnel to this song at every home game. Best walkout in college football. Insanity
My husband and I saw Metallica in Atlanta in 2017 at Truist Park. The entire stadium was shaking during this song. It was amazing!
Love seeing black people finally realizing what they've been missing out on with rock lmao. Shit like this is what will bring all of us together while the news and politics keeps trying to divide us. Tons of reaction channels popping up over the last 5 years of people opening their eyes and seeing that metal/rock isn't just noise and screaming, and that the lyrics are a lot deeper in most cases than people think.
RIGHT!!
Rock music has it's roots in Blues. Black musicians are really the reason why rock music exists. White people just took the blues music and changed it
Take Elvis's "Hound Dog"
That isn't his original song. That song was originally done by Big Mama Thornton in 1952. 4 years before elvis.
Led Zeppelin's lyrics from "Whole Lotta Love" were written by Willie Dixon, and released in 1962, sung by Muddy Waters on "You Need Love"
@@psych0CS2 You're exactly right, which makes it all the better that so many people are rediscovering it.
Man, black people have been into heavy metal forever. Maybe more black heavy metal bands should get recognition, not just Living Colour. I’ve played in all kinds of bands - metal, punk, country, jazz, classical... We live in an era where everything’s on the table.
@@kfleetwood Well of course some have been! Metal was born out of the Blues. You have to admit that somewhere along the road it seems like most black people (at least in America) just stopped listening to that kind of stuff, I'm just glad to see so many coming back to it!
It’s alway a joy people find out about Metallica for the first time.
That’s The Ecstasy of Gold playing at the beginning, and if you’re a hardcore Metallica fan, you get chills the second it starts playing because it means they’re headed out & shit is about to go down! I’ve seen them 13 times & it still gives me the chills every… single… time!
💯💯💯 When this starts on Metallica and San Francisco S&M album; whoa shit. Talk about getting ready for life musical experience.
Exactly!!!!
EVERY TIME.
Ennio Marcone one of my favourite composers... This is from The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly... He composed a whole bunch of other Westerns both Spaghetti and Apple Pie.... he also score one of my favourite movies of all time and probably the most underrated horror movie ever John Carpenter's The Thing, also one of his last movie's was Tarantino's "love letter" to John Carpenter's The Thing... The Hateful 8 where Marcone even recycled unused segments of The Thing's soundtrack and used in the score of The Hateful 8...
@@thumpyloudfoot864 ua-cam.com/video/enuOArEfqGo/v-deo.html
The sandman is a reference to a children’s story about going to sleep. The story says that the “sandman” comes and drops grains of sand on your eyes and that makes you fall asleep. You might be too young for that one. Metallica has a ton of great tunes. Keep experiencing them and let your mind wander. 👍🏽 and btw-I’m a black woman and I love metal. This is also the entrance music played for VIRGINIA TECH FOOTBALL!! Look up their stadium entrance for game days and you can watch the fans and players all going off!
The band's most famous concert ever was on September 28, 1991, at Tushino Airfield in Moscow, Russia. The show was attended by over 1.6 MILLION people and was the largest-ever concert at the time.
Big Fact this was the Russian concert with over 1 million people biggest concert ever.
Edit: I've seen Metallica live they're amazing get you hyped. Enter Sandman was about nightmares.
You can't sleep on rock music, Tech 9 does heavy metal shows. Jay Z did a song with Linkin Park. More black women listen to Rock than you think
With Linkin Park? I didn’t know that! Right on
@@thespoiledtexan3904 numb/encore
@@thespoiledtexan3904 They did a whole album together.
Hello!!!! It's ENTER SANDMAN, not " enter THE Sandman. True Metallica fans know this. Sorry for being shitty but I'm so sick of people getting this title wrong.
They are amazing in concert!
I played a festival where I'm told 10k people showed up. From stage, that looked like more folks than I could fathom. I can't even imagine what this felt like. Over a million people and at the end of a world power when the sky was falling for these people. Talk about a once in a lifetime experience.
A great song from a great group. I never get tired of hearing it.
Metallica is the ONLY band to have played on EVERY CONTINENT to date!
They played on antarctica?
@@snekback.Yes, they have. The video is on youtube
This was the one concert that really brought people together.
Legendary Band and this is why us Older boys are like we are Hard core . You young fellas can now realize why we were the Coolest Gen to ever have long hair dressed in black. Rock Forever .
I was in little clubs in Chicago seeing all these bands, in my 20s, us females were there too.
This event was monumental. It was just after the USSR fell and their first hard rock concert. Even the soldiers took off their uniforms to join the fun. I remember when this happened and it was a huge event for Russia.
I loved he had to get up to rock out because he was feeling it so much! Wonderful reaction thank ya'll for the great content!
One of my favorite bands of all time 🔥🔥 Metallica and then Mötley Crüe
This song always makes me think of my dad. He would have this blaring at 7am while dropping me off in the school drop off line.
Some of my best memories with my dad are on the way to school listening to Metallica and acdc. Lots of great solos . He always would turn up the drum solos and roll the windows down.
Your dad was a bad ass
@@rktsnail Hahaha! I guess he’s okay. He’s a very diverse man. He’ll go from Metallica, to the Phantom of the Opera soundtrack is .3 seconds. 🤣
"Nothing Else Matters" from Metallica is one of the best. Give it a try.
Also, I still say you should try "Gnat" from Eminem.
Creeping death 91' there i think rocks!!!!
Guys, this song is called Enter Sandman. In the official music video a guy is having a bad dream/nightmare, so the song is actually about going to sleep and having bad dreams, (exit light, enter night, off to neverland) is a metaphor for going to sleep and dreaming. I looked it up on google and it says.. The sandman is a traditional character in many children's stories and books. In Scandinavian folklore, he is said to sprinkle sand or dust on or into the eyes of children at night to bring on sleep and dreams.
Glad you guys are learning what stuff happened way before you were born. Needs to happen more for young people.
One thing that boggles my mind when I see reaction videos to this song. How can somebody not have heard this song before when it’s a staple at every sporting event?
There are no more true rock stars. We'll never see anything like this again.
I really like this song, it is dark, "Never land" is the same as going to "Dream land". Talking about nightmares when you are sleeping, and also the nightmare in your thoughts that haunt you. Talking about keeping it together. Hold on tight, don't let it take you down.
Honestly, the reaction you three have is amazing. I grew up listening to Metallica. I’ve seen them live twice 😊
Congratulations! You’ve made it to the greatest thrash band, along with Megadeth (chk them out), in rock history. Now time to graduate with “Master of Puppets” by Metallica 🖤🏴☠️🖤
🤣 You're in for a treat. I went to school with James Hetfield in Downey, California. Friends till this day!
It's about having bad dreams as a kid....
Monster under the bed stuff.
😴 sleep well 💤 lol
It’s sad to be stuck in one genre when there is so much more out there!!
Those were the days where people just watch and enjoy the music. No cellphones or what not.
So true!!!!!!!
Metallica's black album was the first cd I ever bought. Finally got to see them in concert a few years ago. They killed it.
This biggest concert in history. 1.6 million people showed up. That's .63% of the population showed up. No one has came close to pulling a percent better then that since 1991..
So glad to see you young men open your minds to different genres of music. I love Metallica.
This is the Virginia Tech Hokies football team opening song at each home game, check a video out, it’s epic, every person in the stadium jumps to the music as the team runs onto the field to this song, it’s crazzzzzy!
AC/DC, live at River Plate.
Another awesome concert, with gigantic audience.
Dude this is what Virginia Tech’s football team runs out to. Being at a home game in Lane stadium with errrbody jumping up and down is the best feeling. I get goosebumps just digitally watching you guys digitally watch this!
The best football entrances in the country. That jumping up and down is crazy 💯🏈
Official was 1.6 million, unofficial was 2.9 million people attending.
Also the song one from Metallica is their best song imo. I got hip hop running through my veins but Metallica definitely gets respect from me! 👊
yeah dude! metalhead here but i love rap as well, a tribe called quest gotta be my favourites
1.6 million people attended this concert and there were no fatalities. This was the 5th largest concert in history. The guy that didn't mute his phone while you are filming is pure class :)
"No fatalities", this is the Soviet Union we're talking about ;) There's no way they would disclose any deaths if they happened.
@@jonasgustaf Why not
@@emilianosintarias7337 the same reason they remained tight-lipped about Chernobyl until they couldn't deny it anymore.
The Soviet government being too arrogant and stubborn to admit when things go wrong
@@clubpenguin13531 That's pretty crazy logic. Different republic, different city, different stakes and implications (nuclear radiation vs some people die at an event) different era and administration. In fact, an administration that was acting in reaction to the public outcry against the Chernobyl coverup.
There were tons of fatalities
It's about nightmares, night terrors... Look up the sandman, it is like a fairy tale reference to going to sleep, the sand is the crust around your eyes when you wake up...
You guys are rockers. Gotta see Jimmy Hendrix, Slash, Living Colour.
I can tell you guys wanna rock!
Bruh if y’all haven’t done a Hendrix reaction yet, y’all are missing out
My claustrophobia would stop me from going to something that crowded 🤣🤣 but this is an insane crowd! I think this happened shortly after the cold war ended if I'm not mistaken
I stand corrected...happened 3 months before the Soviet Union collapsed 🎸🎸
I would've given my life to be there 🥲
"Enter Sandman" by Metallica is about fear, particularly childhood fears and nightmares. The song tells the story of a child being haunted by the "Sandman," a mythical figure associated with sleep. However, in this context, the Sandman represents the embodiment of nightmares, bringing darkness, terror, and uncertainty into the child's dreams.
The lyrics reference common childhood fears, like monsters under the bed and the anxiety of falling asleep, suggesting that sleep is not a place of peace but rather a realm where nightmares and hidden dangers lurk. The repeated line, "Sleep with one eye open," emphasizes the idea of vulnerability and the inability to escape fear, even in sleep.
Overall, the song explores how fear can invade the mind and how even something as simple as going to bed can become a frightening experience when plagued by anxiety and uncertainty.
there was no confederate flags there, 1.6 million people.
You guys need to check out Pantera - Domination.. same concert. You won't be disappointed
"Rock is a white guy's thing."
Rock if it was a person would be a mixed American guy. Half Black and Half White. Rock N Roll is the spirit of America my dudes!
Think you guys would love some Rage Against the Machine. ‘Killing in the Name of’ any live performance.
It might help bridge music influences.
Metallica had to work their way to the top. They were headlining concerts and albums had gone gold before getting a song on radio or mtv.
Rage Against the Machine is some really good music. But now that I'm in my 40s, I literally laugh out loud (ok more like chuckle) as how naive Rage Against the Machine lyrics are & how the band members themselves were raging against the machine but instead are mindless puppets of the machine. I still rock out blaring Rage songs but I do it now laughing my ass off.
They’re from my area
Saw them before they hit the World Stage in the Bay Area
Kirk Hammett was trained by one of the top guitarist at 14 years old
Joe Satriani
Amazing to see them become “Legends”
For Whom The Bell Tolls Live
Great Performance ✌️🌸
70 's and 80's and early 90's were freaking awesome!
Can you do a reaction to In living color "cult of personality "? I think you guys would have a good reaction to it...
👍
Ha! Just made the same comment.
1.6 million people, 53 people died, the “security” was the army. The crowd was the horizon.
The drums have microphones near them so they can be heard in the speakers, I’ve actually learned this song on the drum set it’s pretty fun
Any part of the sets played by either Metallica or Pantera from this show are absolutely legendary, and it's all available online -- feel free to react to any of them (especially "Domination" by Pantera)
Imagine how they must have felt taking the stage. Stepping out to see a sea of humanity, every single of them there to experience freedom and metal for the first time.
They were not stars. They were not legends. On that day, they knew ehat it felt like to be Gods.
For whom the bells tolls live is crazy too
I love how mesmerized you guys are in this one. Metallica is amazing.
I used to be exclusively hip hop and rap, but the closer I got to my 30’s the more I got into rock and country.
The military opened me up to it and now It’s the only thing I listen to.
I grew up on classic rock, heavy-metal, and grunge. I’d have to say the most played band at any party in high school was Metallica, or Pantera. I would love to see you guys react to Pantera-Walk. You said something about not knowing the Rolling Stones, Give me Shelter is an amazing song. Rage Against the Machine-Killing In the name Of…But even Nine Inch Nails. Trent Reznor is a genius. Foo Fighters, Imagine Dragons. I love watching you guys! And I’ve been exposed to a lot of songs that I’ve never heard from your channel.
For whom the bells toll you'll love it
Sleep with one eye open, gripping your pillow tight, exit light enter night, take my hand, we're off to never never land is on the wall above my bed. Absolute genius lyrical content!
The Sandman lore varies in different cultures. In my family the lore was that the Sandman would sprinkle sand in your eyes to induce pleasant and magical dreams. Others believe Sandman induces more dark dreams. This song may be about a young person experiencing nightmares in dreams and scary things in their imagination at night like night terrors before sleep. I heard James Hetfield say it was about crib death as well. Open to our interpretations. Keep 🤘☮️💜 Have you listened to any Black Sabbath? War Pigs is 🔥and unfortunately all too relevant still. Also Hand of Doom, also Black Sabbath.
Never Never land is also a term used when you've fell a sleep into a dream state
The next Metallica video to react to is Anesthesia(pulling teeth) the live performance. Its with their original bassist Cliff Burton who tragically died in an accident while on tour in Europe. He is considered as one of the best bassist in metal history.
he's the reason i play bass
@@goldexperiencerequiem1085 I've always wanted to learn.
Ya'll need to check out Master of Puppets. Great reaction!
Just so yall know the song is about a condition called SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) where infants unexpectedly die in their sleep (hence the prayer). The “sandman” represents SIDS or the reason for passing, and never-never land is a representation of dying and the after life
Awesome reaction 🔥🔥🔥 Thank you, I requested this when I watched your first Tom MacDonald reaction 🙏🏼♥️🙏🏼 I thought you guys might enjoy it. Lead singer is James Hetfield. Please do “Harvester of Sorrow” from this same concert or something from there 1989 Seattle concert “Sad but True” or “Master of Puppets”. You’ll eventually have to do “Creeping Death” from this same Moscow show but it may be a little too much right now lol (it’s inspired by the story of the Ten Commandments)
It's so good to see the man on the left have fun. He's been very quiet and frowning when I first stated watching you guys. Its fun to see you all have so much fun!
This is awesome!! metallica nothing else matters really good !! Try listening to Shinedown 45 song!
This concert was In 1991 In Moscow Russia after the fall of the Soviet Union the people on stage Is the Singer/Rhythm guitarist James Hetfield. Attempt Vocals/Lead guitarist Kirk Hammett. Attempt Vocals/Bassist Jason Newsted. then lastly the drummer Lars Ulrich